Cultural tips for families with babies – Things to do with your child

Baby humor comes from security and repetition. It lives in the corners of your home, in the folds of curtains and in the play of shadows on the wall. Let's look together for those little moments in everyday life when something flashes, slips by, and comes back again and again.

Tips for things to do at home

Ball slide

What you need:

  • A small, lightweight ball and your window curtains.

Grab the hem of a long curtain and slide a ball down. Do it again and again. This gets more fun the more you do it. Bring friends, add more balls and wider smiles if available.

Scented painting

A baby's first paint-job feels silky and smells of berries. This activity is appropriate when your child has begun to grab things and eat purées.  

Paint recipe:

  • 1 dl water
  • 0.5 dl sugar-free, unsweetened berry juice  
  • 0.5 dl rice flour
  • Mix in a pot

You don’t need exact amounts. What’s more important is a nice-feeling paint and berries that your child likes. Cook slowly while mixing. Continue until the paint thickens.

Cool well.

Attach a large sheet of paper to a table and let your child put their hands in the paint. Make the paint with clean tools to make it safe to taste.  

You can use the paint to make footprints, if it is thick enough. Explore and feel through what you can make together. Untouched paint keeps two days in the refrigerator. Let it warm up to room temperature before the next use.  

Rhythm bundle

A crumpled baking sheet is an odd and interesting instrument. Once your child has learned to sit up, you can hand them a crumpled baking sheet. You can show them all the kinds of sounds it makes in your hands and on the table. Choose a rhythmic background music. Look over your child as they play with this instrument and when they’re done, put it away for next time.  

Share your child's joy and show it! These are the first steps to a love of culture.

Children's Cultural Centre Aurora

Espoo’s own Children’s Cultural Centre features cultural experiences in all kinds of art and culture, from performing arts to art workshops and exhibitions. Aurora provides baby and toddler programmes all year round. Colour workshops for babies and the Toddlers’ Ministudio introduce visual arts to the little tykes. Participatory stage performances will delight every child. Read about the events at Aurora here.

The Art House at the Children’s Cultural Centre has an open playroom that you can set up a play date with a baby friend.  
The room includes high chairs, a microwave oven, a nappy changing station, and a quiet corner for breastfeeding.

Rytmimytty

Rutistettu leivinpaperiarkki on merkillisen mielenkiintoinen soitin. Istumaan oppineen vauvan käteen voi antaa valmiiksi kasaan rutistellut leivinarkin. Oma aikuinen voi näyttää miten arkki rapisee ja soi pöydällä pomputeltaessa. Taustalle voitte valita hytkymään innostavaa musiikkia. Valvo soittimen käyttöä koko soittelun ajan ja siirrä se musisoinnin päätteeksi odottamaan seuraavaa soittokertaa.  

Anna hymyn tarttua ja kutkuttaa! Ensirakkaus kulttuurin on syntymässä.

Lasten kulttuurikeskus Aurora

Espoon omassa lasten kulttuurikeskuksessa on tarjolla kulttuurielämyksiä taiteen ja kulttuurin eri laidoilta aina esitystaiteesta taidetyöpajoihin ja näyttelyihin. Vauvoille ja taaperoille suunnattua ohjelmaa on tarjolla runsaasti ympäri vuoden. Vauvojen Värikylvyt ja taaperoille suunnattu Ministudio vievät pienimmät asiakkaat kuvataiteen pariin. Osallistavat vauvaesitykset ihastuttavat salissa. Tutustu Auroran tapahtumiin tästä.

Lasten kulttuurikeskuksen Taidetalossa on avoimesti käytössä leikkitila, johon voi sopia vauvakaverin kanssa leikkitreffit.  
Tiloista löytyy syöttötuolit, mikro, vaipanvaihtopisteet ja rauhainen nurkka imetykseen.